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Mona May
Actor, Additional Credits
Mona May exploded onto the scene with the release of CLUELESS, a film that raised the status of fashion in film. The New York Times, Vogue Magazine, and Women's Wear Daily proclaimed CLUELESS & "the fashion movie of the year” and introduced a bold new Costume Designer to the world.
Capturing the rich-girl prep style with plaid skirts, knee-high socks, platform Mary Janes and feather-trim coats, Cher’s (Alicia Silverstone) more than 60 costume changes were fresh, new and unusual, and created a vibrant style to emulate for a generation of girls learning how to dress.
May’s trademark joie de vivre is clearly evident in her work, and it injects bold, sexy confidence into her designs. She is a master at designing costumes that flatter her actors’ body types, while simultaneously hitting pitch-perfect visual notes for the character they are portraying. May’s deep understanding of both design and anatomy combine to render the actor and the character inseparable, including many roles played by such Hollywood luminaries as Nicole Kidman, Emma Stone, Jennifer Aniston, Eva Mendez, Nicolas Cage, Eddie Murphy, Demi Moore, Anna Farris, Will Ferrell and many more. May’s dedication to the art of creating characters with fabric, textures, and color goes far beyond simply dressing the actors. It is an art that spans genres, time periods, and even media - ranging from live-action to CGI to classic cel animation - and creating a costume that moves believably from the real world to a virtual world is an intricate process.
Capturing the rich-girl prep style with plaid skirts, knee-high socks, platform Mary Janes and feather-trim coats, Cher’s (Alicia Silverstone) more than 60 costume changes were fresh, new and unusual, and created a vibrant style to emulate for a generation of girls learning how to dress.
May’s trademark joie de vivre is clearly evident in her work, and it injects bold, sexy confidence into her designs. She is a master at designing costumes that flatter her actors’ body types, while simultaneously hitting pitch-perfect visual notes for the character they are portraying. May’s deep understanding of both design and anatomy combine to render the actor and the character inseparable, including many roles played by such Hollywood luminaries as Nicole Kidman, Emma Stone, Jennifer Aniston, Eva Mendez, Nicolas Cage, Eddie Murphy, Demi Moore, Anna Farris, Will Ferrell and many more. May’s dedication to the art of creating characters with fabric, textures, and color goes far beyond simply dressing the actors. It is an art that spans genres, time periods, and even media - ranging from live-action to CGI to classic cel animation - and creating a costume that moves believably from the real world to a virtual world is an intricate process.
Mona May Filmography
| 2007 | Enchanted · as Saleslady |
| 2023 | Rewind the '90s (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Pollywood · as Self |
| 2003 | Man of a Thousand Faces · as Self |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) · as Self - Costume Designer |
| 2025 | Irish Blood (TV Series) · as Costume Designer |
| 2024 | Role Play · as Costume Design |
| 2023 | Retribution · as Costume Design |
| 2022 | So Help Me Todd (TV Series) · as Costume Designer |
| 2021 | Mixtape · as Costume Designer |
| 2021 | Last Survivors · as Costume Designer |
| 2021 | Endangered Species · as Costume Designer |
| 2021 | Punky Brewster (2021) (TV Series) · as Costume Designer |
| 2021 | Flora & Ulysses · as Costume Design |
| 2020 | Words on Bathroom Walls · as Costume Design |
| 2019 | Very Valentine · as Costume Designer |
| 2018 | Banana Split · as Costume Design |
| 2018 | I Feel Bad (TV Series) · as Costume Designer |
| 2017 | SPF-18 · as Costume Designer |
| 2017 | Me, MYSELF & I (TV Series) · as Costume Designer |
| 2017 | A Little Something for Your Birthday · as Costume Design |
| 2017 | Santa Clarita Diet (TV Series) · as Costume Design |
| 2016 | Incarnate · as Costume Design |
| 2016 | Sister Cities · as Costume Designer |
| 2016 | Who Gets the Dog? · as Costume Designer |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | Grandfathered (TV Series) · as Costume Designer |
| 2015 | Whitney · as Costume Designer |
| 2014 | Ask Me Anything · as Costume Design |
| 2014 | Comet · as Costume Design |
| 2014 | Jackie & Ryan · as Costume Design |
| 2014 | Married (TV Series) · as Costume Designer |
| 2014 | Petals on the Wind · as Costume Designer |
| 2014 | Parts Per Billion · as Costume Design |
| 2014 | The Dollanganger Saga (TV Series) · as Costume Designer |
| 2014 | Dawn · as Costume Design |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Let It Shine · as Costume Designer |
| 2012 | The Giant Mechanical Man · as Costume Design |
| 2012 | American Reunion · as Costume Design |
| 2012 | Flying Monkeys · as Costume Designer |
| 2011 | Flypaper · as Costume Design |
| 2011 | Zookeeper · as Costume Design |
| 2011 | Lemonade Mouth · as Costume Design |
| 2011 | Just Go with It · as Costume Designer |
| 2010 | The Defenders (2010) (TV Series) · as Costume Designer |
| 2010 | Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam · as Costume Designer |
| 2009 | Melrose Place (2009) (TV Series) · as Costume Designer |
| 2009 | Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie · as Costume Design |
| 2009 | Aliens in the Attic · as Costume Design |
| 2009 | Love at First Hiccup · as Costume Designer |
| 2008 | The House Bunny · as Costume Designer |
| 2008 | The Cheetah Girls: One World · as Costume Design |
| 2007 | Enchanted · as Costume Design |
| 2007 | Tell Me You Love Me (TV Series) · as Costume Designer |
| 2005 | Campus Confidential · as Costume Design |
| 2004 | Stuck in the Suburbs · as Costume Design |
| 2004 | Zenon: Z3 · as Costume Design |
| 2003 | The Haunted Mansion · as Costume Design |
| 2003 | |
| 2002 | The Master of Disguise · as Costume Design |
| 2002 | Stuart Little 2 · as Costume Design |
| 2001 | Zenon: The Zequel · as Costume Design |
| 2000 | Loser · as Costume Design |
| 1999 | Never Been Kissed · as Costume Designer |
| 1999 | 8MM · as Costume Design |
| 1998 | A Night at the Roxbury · as Costume Design |
| 1998 | The Wedding Singer · as Costume Design |
| 1997 | Romy and Michele's High School Reunion · as Costume Design |
| 1997 | A Witch's Way of Love · as Costume Designer |
| 1996 | High School High · as Costume Designer |
| 1996 | Clueless (TV Series) · as Costume Designer |
| 1995 | Clueless · as Costume Design |
| 1994 | Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women · as Costume Design |
| 1993 | Best of the Best II · as Costume Design |
| 1992 | The Edge (TV Series) · as Costume Designer |
| 1992 | House IV · as Costume Design |
| 1992 | 3 Ninjas · as Costume Design |
| 1992 | Valhalla · as Costume Designer |
| 1991 | Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful · as Costume Design |
| 1991 | Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker · as Costume Designer |